Steve Perry Says He’ll Release a ‘Cathartic’ New Solo Album in 2017

Former Journey singer Steve Perry says he's been recording his new, long-awaited solo album for about a year, and plans to release the "emotional" and "cathartic" record "later this year."

In a brand-new interview with ABC Radio, Perry describes the new album as an "emotional expression" about the loss of a loved one. "I met someone and I fell in love with this person," he explains. "And I lost this person to breast cancer four years ago. In the midst of that, I had written some songs, and before I met her I had sketched some. And so about a year ago, I started recording."

Perry, who's last full-length solo album was 1994's For the Love of Strange Medicine, explains that "it's been a real cathartic experience going back to that emotional place that I thought I would never go back to. And we really have been doing our very best to capture what I think are some timeless songs."